clownfish

[emtchris1231]

i have a false clown and i know there is a anemone that he might possible bond with anyone know the best choice to try?

 

[Lorna]

Well a few things first. How long has your tank been set up? Clownfish will not automatically host an anemone especially tank/captive bred ones. Ocellaris clowns natural host is a carpet anemone which get to be very very large and are fish eaters. Some will host in other anemones but definitely won't go there automatically, ask me. I have 2 different kinds of anemones in my 75g and it took my small male percula over 18 months just to notice the anemone. Also, I made sure my water parameters were pristine and my tank extremely stable before I even thought about anemones. Even that small little bubble tip/long tip/or god forbid you are looking at a sebae......will grow to the size of a volley ball and sting everything that comes in contact with it. My dime sized long tip is now the size of a dinner plate when extended so unless you have a large tank....forget about it......

 

[Lotus]

I agree with Lorna.

Clowns don't need an anemone, by the way. They'll often make themselves at home in corals, too, especially euphyllias.

 

[di0nysus]

i learned the hard way... i put a BTA in my 29g and after 3 months it grew too big for the tank. i had to find a new home for it but the upside i have more room to place other frags

 

[fabiolo47]

i have 2 false periculas in my 29 tank i added a coral banded shrimp and two days later my clown fish killed him..is this normal?

 

[Lorna]

no I would suspect that the coral banded shrimp either molted and you assume he is dead or he died from other causes one of which may be poor acclimation

 

[fabiolo47]

no I would suspect that the coral banded shrimp either molted and you assume he is dead or he died from other causes one of which may be poor acclimation

hmmm i didnt thought of the molting... aprox. in how much time these animals molt?

 

[Lorna]

it depends on conditions in the aquarium and growth rates.

 

[Lotus]

Molting is fairly common with a change in parameters, for example, when you add a shrimp to a new tank. The shrimp will usually hide for a few days while its new shell hardens up. So keep an eye out for your shrimp!